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Sudan hikes flour subsidies by 40 percent to lower bread prices
Published By
Lanre Babalola
Date
4th November, 2018
The government would spend 35 million Sudanese pounds ($737,000) daily instead of 25 million, the statement added.
A decision to reduce bread subsidies this year sparked rare nationwide protests after bread prices doubled.
Inflation climbed to a record 66 per cent in August, one of the highest rates globally.
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